Trial against the defendants in the case of embezzling 1.3 billion hryvnias from the Ministry of Defense

In the criminal case regarding the embezzlement of over 1.34 billion hryvnias designated for the purchase of ammunition for the Ministry of Defense, the police have already prepared an indictment and sent it to the court. The suspects in the scheme of embezzlement of state funds partially transferred the money to the accounts of another company and used it for personal purposes. After a thorough investigation, the police identified all involved individuals and arrested funds amounting to 818 million hryvnias.

According to hvylya.net: The National Police has sent an indictment to the court against a group of individuals who embezzled over 1.34 billion hryvnias from the Ministry of Defense for the purchase of ammunition. According to the investigation data, in October 2022, a contract was concluded between the company and the Ministry of Defense for the supply of 100 thousand mortar shells at the beginning of 2023, but the contract was never fulfilled.

As a result of the measures taken, law enforcement officers seized a large sum of money that was in bank accounts and suspect five individuals of committing the crime. The details of this scheme for embezzling state funds will be considered at the court hearing.

Summarizing:The National Police has sent an indictment to the court against individuals who embezzled over 1.34 billion hryvnias from the Ministry of Defense for the purchase of ammunition. After a thorough investigation, all involved individuals have been identified and part of the misappropriated funds has been arrested. The criminal case continues to be considered in court, where the further fate of those guilty of the scheme of embezzling state funds will be determined.